Senate Committee Meeting on Transportation Headquarters and GSA Leases
January 1, 2020
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The Frame
The committee is advancing legislation to rename the Department of Transportation headquarters and approving 18 GSA lease agreements that are projected to save taxpayers approximately $3.5 million annually.
Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.
General Services Administration
The agency is tasked with implementing the 18 lease prospectuses approved by the committee.
Department of Transportation
The agency's headquarters building is subject to a potential name change under S. 3239.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The agency is included in the consolidation of office space managed by the GSA.
Last recorded activity January 1, 2020.
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Summary
Key Facts
- The committee is considering S. 3239, which would rename the U.S. Department of Transportation headquarters as the 'William T. Coleman, Jr., Federal Building'.
- The committee is reviewing 18 General Services Administration (GSA) resolutions to approve new lease prospectuses.
- The proposed GSA lease consolidations are estimated to save the federal government approximately $3.5 million per year.
- William T. Coleman, Jr. was the first African American Secretary of Transportation.
- The meeting took place on February 11, 2020, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
- S. 3239 is sponsored by Senator Roger Wicker and has bipartisan cosponsorship including Senators Barrasso, Carper, Booker, Cantwell, Casey, Harris, Toomey, Scott, and Inhofe.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the purpose of S. 3239?
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Why It Matters
The committee is advancing legislation to rename the Department of Transportation headquarters and approving 18 GSA lease agreements that are projected to save taxpayers approximately $3.5 million annually.
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Lobbying Activity
ROSE & KINDEL
on behalf of National Engineering Technology Corporation (NET)
PAT DOERR
on behalf of HOSPITALITY BUSINESS ASSOC OF CHICAGO
ROBERT JOHNSON
on behalf of UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND AFFILIATES
ROBERT ECKARDT
on behalf of UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND AFFILIATES
DONOVAN W PEPPER
on behalf of WALGREEN CO.
DONOVAN W PEPPER
on behalf of WALGREEN CO.
JOHN F DUNN
on behalf of MIDWEST BUS & MOTORCOACH ASSOCIATION
MICHAEL RUEMMLER
on behalf of AIRBNB, INC.
KEVIN J WOLFBERG
on behalf of LAKESHORE AUDIOVISUAL INC
TYLER MANIC
on behalf of WINDY CITY REAL ESTATE LLC
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Discoveries
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GSA Efficiency Savings
The committee explicitly linked the approval of 18 GSA lease prospectuses to a specific annual savings target of $3.5 million.
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Sources
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